Steam joint



B. A. MALKIN Sept. 4, 1934.

STEAM JOINT Filed Nov. 11, 1951 0 3 6 mm r 1| mm .3 mm m wm ow m 8 w 5. mm mm o mm L .AA/ /v E Hm m m E L V 1/. av on 3 l atented Sept. 4, 1 934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,972,848 STEAM romr' j Bernard A; Malkin, Lachine, Quebec, Canada I Application November 11, 1931, Serial No. 574,298

7 Claims. (01, 285-40 This invention relates to steam joints used in said sleeve. The outer end of sleeve 25', is connection with steam heated cylinders employed threadedly engagedin a collar 27 having a base in the paper making and other industries and has flange 28 fastened to the main joint casting 29 particular reference to an improved steam joint by means of cap-screws 29' or other suitable fas I I assembly of the kind disclosed in my prior Patent toning means. Leakage between the sleeve 25 No. 1,859,975, granted May 24, 1932. and the collar 27 is preventedby means of'suit- The present invention has for one of its objects able packing 30 interposed between the end of to provide an improved steam jointassembly in the collar and a gland nut 31. The gland nut which the main joint casting and the sealing 31 isin threaded engagement with the collar,- as rings and other elements interposed between the shown, and is provided with suitable-notches 32 65 casting and the end of the cylinder journal are to facilitate turning oi the nut by means of a removable without disturbing the mounting of spanner or other suitable tool., In order to prethe steam supply and drain pipes to which the vent'accidental turning of the sleeve 25' within main joint casting is ordinarily connected. the'collar 27, a bolt 33 is threaded through an Another object is to provide an improved steam opening 34 formed in the collar, and is provided joint assembly or connection which will last for with a pin projection 35 adapted to engage in a longer period than the connections now in use 'one oia plurality of slots 36 formed in the outer and which is of comparatively simple and inexend of the sleeve. The joint casting 29 is propensive construction. u 'vided with a pair of laterally projecting hollow Proceeding now to a moredetailed discussion arms '38 and 39 cast integral therewith; The of the invention reference will be had to the acarm 38 affords a steam passage 40 having its inner companying drawing, wherein end communicating with the sleeve through Figure 1 is a horizontal section through a the medium of a suitable opening 41 formed in steam joint assembly provided in accordance with the inner wall of the casting. The free end of fil 5 this invention. In this view the steam joint asthe arm '38 is bolted or detachably secured in any sembly is shown applied to acylinder journal apsuitable manner to the outer end of a tubular pearin'g in section. i steam supply fitting 42 having its inner end bolted Figure 2 is a sectional detail showing the relaor otherwise secured to the bearing'12. The fittive arrangement of certain portions of the steam 'ting42 affords a steam supply passage 43 placing 30 joint assembly. u the previously mentioned passage in communi 35' 'Reierr'ing more particularly to the drawing, 11 cation with a steam supply pipe 44, the upper designates the J a Of 3 eam heated, Qyl end of said pipe being suitably secured to a steam der and 12 a portion of the bearin g in which the inlet opening 43 formed in the lower wall portion journal is mounted to rotate. The end oftheofthe fitting 4 2.- i 35 journal is fastened by bolts 13 to a flange 1} The remaining arm 39 of the main joint castformed at the inner end of a tubular fitting 15. ing affords a condensate outlet passage-46 hav- A flange 16 is also formed at the outer end of the ing one end commimicating with a chamber 47 fi t 15 and is P ovided with an annular ri provided in the central portion of the casting 29,- within which is arranged a sealing ring 13, said The free encl of the arm 39 is bolted or otherwise 4 sealing ring being fastened to the flange by bolts secured to the outer e d. f. a Condensate m g l9 and having its outer periphery engaging an fitting 48, the inner end of which is bolted or inner shoulder 20 formed at the base of the. rim otherwise fastened to the bearing 12.- This fit- 17. The ring 18 at the side remote from the ting 43 provides a condensate outlet passage 49, flange 16 isprovided with a face 21 engaging the placing the passage -46 in communication with a Complementary e 22 Of a p ting Sealing condensate drain-pipe 50,-the upper'end of said ring 23, said faces 21 and 22 being transversely pipe being suitably connected to an outlet openshaped so that relative movement of the faces ing 51 formed in the lower wall portion of the will not break the seal therebetween. A flexible fitting. r M d ph 24 is arranged in a Plane p po u- The chamber 47 formed in the central portion; 50 lar to the central axis of the ring 23 and has its of the joint casting29 is separated from the pasouter edge portion clamped to said ring by, means sage 40 by means of an inclined partition wall 52 of the clamping ring 25 and the fastening bolts 26. which is formed to provide a bearing 53 through The inner edge of the diaphragm 24 is clamped to which extends the outer portion of the usual conthe inner end of a sleeve 25' by means of a clamp- ,densate siphon 54. The siphon 54 is of ordinary 5'5 ing annulus 26 welded or otherwise secured to construction consisting of atube passing through 1 0 the journal 11 and having its inner end disposed in proximity to the inner wall surface of the steam heated cylinder of which the journal forms a part. In the present instance the outer end of the siphon 54 is shown closed by a plug 55. It may also be mentioned here that the outer end of the siphon 54 may be equipped with any suitable means for turning the siphon in its bearing 53 so as to adjust the position of the inner end of the siphon, anexainple .of such means being disclosed in my prior application previously referred to.

The siphon 54 is provided with openings 58 through which the condensate entering said siphon is drawn into the chamber 4'7 and from thence through the passages 46 and 49 to the condensate discharge pipe 50. The portion of the siphon in which the openings 58 are formed is surrounded by a cage 59 having its inner end bearing against a packing '60 interposed between said end and a shoulder 61 formed at the inner end 01? the siphon bearing 53. A similar packing 62'is interposed between the outer end of the cage and the inner end of a gland nut 63 which forms 7 the outer wall of the chamber 47 and also provides a bearing for the siphon 54.

The engaging surfaces of the sealing rings 21 and 22 are resiliently pressed together by a series of springs, one of which is indicated at 66. Each spring is arranged with its inner end embracing a stud 26a carried by one or the bolts 26 and its outer end embracing a similar stud 67 carried by the inner end of an adjusting bolt 68. The

bolts 62 are threaded through suitable bores 69 formed in portions of the casting 29 and are equipped with locking nuts 70.

The steam joint connection described in the foregoing has several advantages as compared with the connections previously used. The perpendicular arrangement of the diaphragm 24 with respect to the fitting 15 and the sleeve 25" and the manner of connecting the diaphragm to the sleeve and to the sealing ring 23 provides a joint connection which is satisfactory in service and will last for a considerably longer period of time than the tubular expansion diaphragms heretofore employed 'betweenthe stationary and movable parts or" the steam connections. The provision of the steam supply fitting 42 and the condensate outlet 48 to which the arms 38 and 39' and the main joint casting are bolted as herein, described also constitutes an improved feature of construction, in that it'permits the main casting 29 and the parts interposed between the casting and the journal end tobe readily removed without disturbing the mounting of the steam supply pipe 44 andthe condensate outlet pipe .50, this removal being accomplished by detaching the arms 38and39 from-the fittings 42 and 48 thereby permitting the casting 29, together with the sealing'rings and associated elements to be dismounted while leavingthe fittings 42 and 48' in place. ,Moreover, the attachment of the steam supply and condensate pipes to the casting solidly bolted to the'frame'work of the machine is of advantage in that stress on the steam joint connection due to the weight or-expansion or contraction of said pipes is reduced toa minimum.

Having thus fully outlined what I nowv conceive to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. The combination of a rotatably mounted hollow journal, a hollow steam fitting positioned at one side of said journal, a hollow condensate fitting positioned at the opposite side of said journal, a steam supply pipe connected to the first mentioned fitting, a condensate return pipe connected to the remaining fitting, a casting spaced from one end of the journal and detachably supported by said fittings so as to be removable without disturbing the mounting of the fittings or the, pipes connected thereto, said casting having passages formed therein including a steam inlet passage communicating at its outer end with said steam fitting and a condensate discharge passage communicating at its outer end with said condensate fitting, an expansible steam tight connection between the casting and the journal affording a conduit placing the inner end of said steam passage in communication with the interior of the journal, said connection being designed to permit rotation of the journal with respect to said casting, and a condensate siphon extending from the casting't-o'the interiorof the journal, the outer portion of said siphon being in communication with the innerend of said condensate discharge passage.

2. The combination of a hollow rotary journal, a bearing supporting said'journal, a pair of hollow fittings extending outwardly from the bearing, a steam supply pipe connected to one of said fittings, a condensate return pipe connected to the remaining fitting; a casting presenting a pair. of hollow arms detachably joined to the outer ends of said fittings, an expan'sible seal connection between the casting and the end of the journal affording aconduit' for conducting steam from one ofsaid arms to the interior of the journal, and a condensate siphon'passing through said journal and conduit and provided with an outlet communicating with the remaining hollow arm of said casting. y

3. The combination of a hollow rotary journal, a bearing supporting said journal, a pair of horizontally disposed tubular fittings positioned at opposite sides of saidjournal, each fitting having one end attached to said bearing, a steam supply pipe connected to one of said fittings, a condensate discharge pipe connected to the remaining fitting, a casting presenting a pair of laterally directed hollow arms detachably joined to the outer ends of said fittings so that'the central portionof the casting is supported opposite to and in spaced 'relation'to the end of the journal,

said central portion of the casting being apertured to provide a condensate inlet at the inner end of one of said arms and a steam inletat the inner end of the remaining arm, an expan sible sealconnection between thecasting and the end of the journal afiordinga conduit for conducting steam from thelast mentioned arm to the interior of the journal and means for conducting condensate from the interior or" the journal to the condensate inlet at the inner end of the remaining arm. I

4. The combination of a hollow rotary journal,

a casting supported in spaced relation to oneend of said journal, said casting having a steam passage formed therein, means for supplying steam to said passage and an expansible seal connection between the casting and the journal'forming a conduit placing said passage in communication with the interior of the journal, said connection plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve and having its inner edge secured thereto and a second sealing ring secured to the outer edge of the diaphragm and disposed in frictional contact with the first mentioned sealing ring and means for resiliently pressing said rings together.

5. The combination of a hollow rotary journal, a stationary sleeve positioned opposite one end of journal in axial alignment therewith, a sealing ring supported by the said end of the journal, a ring-shaped diaphragm disposed in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the sleeve and having its inner edge secured to the end of the sleeve nearest the journal, a second sealing ring secured to the outer edge of said diaphragm and disposed in frictional contact with the first mentioned sealing ring and a supporting casting to which the remaining end of said sleeve is attached, said casting being provided with a steam passage communicating with said sleeve.

6. The combination of a hollow rotary journal, a stationary sleeve positioned opposite one end of the journal in axial alignment therewith, a sealing ring supported by the said end of the journal, a ring-shaped diaphragm disposed in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the sleeve and having its inner edge secured to the end of the sleeve nearest the journal, a second sealing ring secured to the outer edge of said diaphragm and disposed in frictional contact with the first mentioned sealing ring,,and a supporting casting to which the opposite end of the sleeve is adjustably connected to permit of axial adjustment of the sleeve with respect to said casting, said casting bein provided with a steam passage communi-.

eating with said sleeve.

7. The combination of a hollow rotary journal, a stationary sleeve positioned opposite one end of the journal in axial alignment therewith, and an expansilole steam pipe connection'between the adjacent-ends of the journal and the sleeve affording a conduit placing the sleeve in communication with the interior of the journal, said connection comprising a sealing ring supported by one end of the journal, a ring-shaped diaphragm disposed in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve and having its inner edge secured thereto, a second sealing ring disposed in frictional contact with the first mentioned sealing ring and having a diameter considerably greater than the diameter of said sleeve, and means clamping the outer edge portion of the second sealing ring to the outer edge of said diaphragm.

BERNARD A. MALKIN. 

